SALERNO BAY CVE 110

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier Ordered as WINJAH BAY Renamed November 6 1943 Keel Laid February 7 1944 - Launched September 26 1944 USS SALERNO BAY CVE-110 Commissioned May 19 1945 - Decommissioned October 4 1947 Recommissioned June 20 1951 - Decommissioned February 16 1954 Reclassified Cargo and Aircraft Ferry AKV-10 March 1 1959, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register June 1 1961 Sold October 30 1961 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-51)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning May 19 1945 to October 4 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-02

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15855)

1945-09-12

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-01-30

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Locy Type 9# (Br. #15855)

1945-10-15

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Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-14

1947-10-04

Last Day in Commission

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2nd Commissioning June 20 1951 to February 16 1954

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-08-13

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1951-11-29

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the Italian Bay where allied forces carried out the Operation Avalanche landings in September 1943

 

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